Fairfield Cultural Trust Fund - Fairfield Cultural District

News -- Cultural Grants Awarded, July 26, 2011

Three Fairfield organizations received grants from the FCA in July. The complete story is available here as a PDF.

The Fairfield Cultural Trust Fund was established in 2006 by the Fairfield Cultural Alliance in collaboration with The Greater Jefferson County Foundation.

The goals of the Cultural Trust Fund are to assist qualified organizations in providing cultural, civic, and educational programs, encourage individual and corporate involvement through gifts and bequests, and to administer and invest funds for the creation of perpetual opportunities and services.

Official grant applications for non-profit organizations are available each year beginning May 1st from the Fairfield Cultural Alliance.

You may download a PDF copy of the application from this webpage (look to the right), or, upon request, a Microsoft Word copy of the application can be emailed to you, or a printed copy can be mailed to you (see the News Page for details).

Only official applications forms will be accepted.

Grant applications will be reviewed on the following criteria:

Benefit to cultural tourism of Jefferson County
Benefit to and number of residents in Jefferson County who will be affected
Past grants to your organization
Grants from the Cultural Trust will be used for programming and operations
Preference may be given to events/programs within the state-designated Cultural District

Note: Recipients will be required to complete and sign a Cultural Trust Fund Grant Agreement before any grant funds will be disbursed. A PDF copy is available for reference (look to the right).

Policy: Non-discrimination

     The policies and practices of the Fairfield Cultural Alliance are to carry out all lawful and permitted functions without discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or physical or mental disability, and to treat them equally with respect to opportunities for participation as Fairfield Cultural Alliance officers, directors, employees or agents and as citizens benefiting from or consideration for benefit of the services, grants, programs and activities consistent with the lawful purposes and functions of the Fairfield Cultural Alliance.

Policy: Gender Neutrality

     It is the policy of the Fairfield Cultural Alliance that all citizens participating in Fairfield Cultural Alliance services, grants, programs and activities, as well as officers, directors, employees and agents have the right to function in an environment free from all forms of harassment or gender based bias or prejudice. The Fairfield Cultural Alliance does not condone, and will not tolerate any harassment or gender based bias or prejudice. The Fairfield Cultural Alliance shall take direct and immediate action to prevent such behavior and to remedy all reported instances of harassment or gender based bias or prejudice, sexual or otherwise.

Policy: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

     No qualified individual with a disability will be excluded from participation in the Fairfield Cultural Alliance services, grants, programs or activities on the basis of a disability. Information concerning this policy may be obtained in accessible formats by qualified persons with a disability by making appropriate arrangements.

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